Manifolding-machine.



A. KRAUTH, DECD.

F. G. olEsaAcH. ADMINISTRATOR.

MANIFOLDING MACHINE.

APPL|CAT|0N FILED JUNE 3,1915- ,294,1 l 9 Patented Feb. 11, 1919.

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A. KHAUTH, DEC'D.

F. G. nIEsBAcH. ADMINISTRATOR.

MANIFOLDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED IuNE 3.19Is.

Patented Feb. 11, 1919.

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IIIIIIII I III I I I I I 1I.. III IIIIIIIt FlWE .ALBERT KRAUTH, OFHAMILTON, OHIO; FRITZ G. DIESBACH ADMINISTRATOR OF ALBERT KRAUTH,DECEASED.

MANIFOLDING-MAGHINE.

3m- Specication of Letters Patent.

Patenten ret. 11,1919.

Application led June 3, 1915. Serial No. 31,830.

To all 'whomy t may concern.'

Be it known that I, ALBERT KRAUTH, a citizen of the United States, andresiding at Hamilton, in the county of Butler and State of Ohio, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Manifolding- Machines, of whichthe following specification is a full disclosure.

My invention relates to manifolding machines and in particular to thedevices for controlling the withdrawal of the paper.

These machines generally contain Webs or strips of paper representingprinted blank form, as bills of lading, or sales records subdividingthestrip. into definite lengths of sheets which as used are withdrawn fromthe machine and severed from the strip. It has been found desirable tolimit the free withdrawal to the length of the sheets so that asucceeding sheet is restrained within the machine to maintain itsregistry withits duplicate manifoldsheets, and proper position over theWriting table of the machine, and otherwise facilitate the operation inthe use of the machine.

It is customary in the manufacture of the printed strips to perforatethe same at predetermined spacing longitudinally, usually at the head ofeach sheet for ling purposes.

The invention herein therefore has as an object to provide a manifolding-machine with means appropriately located'adapted in the withdrawal ofthe paper to engage with an alined aperture when advanced in registrytherewith, restraining and limiting a continued free withdrawal of thepaper or displacement within the machine of a succeeding portion of thestrip until the devices are released for a subsequent operation.

Various other features and objects of the :invention willbe more fullydisclosed Ibyy the accompanying drawing and description thereof forminga part of the specification, and in suchdrawings like characters ofreference denote corresponding parts throughout the several views ofwhich z- Figure 1 is a central vertical section of the forward portionof a manifolding machine or autographic register containing myinvention.

Fig. 2 isv an end elevation of the upper forward portion of the machineshown in Fig. 1, with parts thereof broken away and others in section tomore clearly illustrate parts which would otherwise be hidden.

Fig. 3 isa detail side elevation of the mechanism for supporting andcontrolling the paper feed arresting devices.

Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view of a modified construction of paperfeed arresting devices from that illustrated in Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a top plan view of the machine shown in Fig. 1 with part cutaway to expose hidden parts.

Fig. 6 is a sectional view similar to Fig. l, showing the parts in areleased position.

Fig. 7 illustrates a modification of the paper feed arresting deviceslocated toward the end of the machine.

-Grenerically this invention is companion to that disclosed in my priorpatents, Reissue No. 14,189,7dated Aug.v 29, 1916, for autographicregister, and No. 1,212,509, for manifolding devices, in providing amember yieldingly urged against a `surface of the paper and in the pathof longitudinally alined and spaced apertures, adapted in withdrawingthe paper when 'in registry with an aperture to engage therewith throughthe paper, limiting or arresting further withdrawal of the paper.

Such type of mechanism in practice has been found very efficient and thesheet delivery of an entire=web length is absolutely accurate ,as totheir measured lengths correspondingly with the printed form containedon each sheet, and no adjusting of the paper is necessary after theinitial threading operation. rThe arresting mechanism is not dependentin its operation upon any determined degree of motion, corresponding toa proposed length of paper withdrawal or feed, for the paper with itsapertures is instrumental in limiting or arresting its withdrawal orfeed from the machine. Thus slightV variations in' `relative sheetlengths will not disturb a proper length of withdrawal, correspondingwith the full length of the sheet printed form. The strips are printed.and perforated approximately in vone operation, thus any slightvariation in the texture of t e paper or its feed in printing. is notdetrimental to the use of the strip in the manifolding machine, nor doesthe variation, due to contraction and ex v ansion of the paper intheweb, interfere, but the paper is onlyarrested in the withdrawal from themachine after a full sheet move ment irrespective of any size varlationof the several successive sheets.

The machine herein illustrated comprises rolls or other feeding devices.It comprises the usual side frames 1, 2, secured upon a base 3, betweenwhich the supply webs of pa er 4 are suitably mounted and journa ed withthe number of supply webs depending upon the size and use of theregister. The paper strips from the web are each respectively fed over`guide rollers 5 to guide the paper acrossy a writing table 6, securedbetween the upper portion of the side frames 1, 2, and marginallyinclosed by a margin frame, which is omittedfrom the drawings.

At the forward end of the margin frame, slightly above the writing-tablea crossplate 7 is provided, its ends fixed to theside frames andprovides anabutment for`the tension blade 8 fixed to the springtensioned rock rod 9 journaled in the side frames, the paper passingthrough the channel formed by the writing-tableand cross-plate7 andlocked against reactionary movement by the tension blade 8. A tearingblade 10 extends across the writing table and integral with the sidearms 11 projecting downwardly and slidably guided between the respectiveguideways formedby the ribs 12, projecting from the side frames, whichguide the knife in its vertical movement toward and from the writingtable.

The `side frames support and journal a shaft 14, one end extended beyondthe side frame 1, upon which a hand lever 13 is fixed exterior of saidside frame. The hand lever 13 has a forwardly projecting arm 15,

pivotally connected to an angle extension projecting from the arm 11 ofthe tearingblade, the pivotal connection between element 15 and arm 11being such as to provide a slight play between the parts to\accommodate'for the arc of movement of the arm 15 for raising thetearing-blade 10. The opposite end of the shaft 14 isprovided with anarm 15', connecting with the arm 11 ofthe tearing-blade, for equalizingthe movement at both ends of the tearing-blade and preventing any bindin the movements of the tearingfblade.

.The paper arresting mechanism at the forward end of the machine isdependingly supported from the tearing-b1ade and comprises I across-plate 17 having the pins 18, 18, fixed thereto, Vthe pinsprojecting upwardly each through a sleeve boss 19 as a part of thetearing-blade. The 'free ends of the pins are each provided with acollar or head 20 as an abutment to limit the movement of the pinstoward the writing table. A spring 21 is provided for each of the pinsengaged between the cross-platel 17 and tearing blade 10, foryiel'dingly urging the cross-plate downwardly. away fro'mthe uppersurface of the tearing-blade and moving the pins 22, fixed tothecross-plate 17, through the apertures 23, 24, respectively in thecross plate 7 and writing .table 6, and'thereby extend across the paperfeeding channel to'limit the movement of the paper when the pins 22lengage withv the apertures inthe paper. These pins when not in registrywith an aperture engage against the surface of the paper, as it is beinwithdrawn under a slight tension not su cient to retard or interferewith a free withdrawal of the paper shaft 14, having one end thereoffixed to the shaft and its other end secured to the side frame 2 (seeFig. 2) is provided for rocking the shaft in a return or reversedirection, for automatically moving the parts connected to said shaft totheir normal position, after the operator has released his hold `orhandpressure from the handle 13. Thus,

as soon as the operator releases the hand lever 13, the tearing-blade islowered, which suspends the cross-plate 17 at an elevation to permit thedetents or pins 22 to be brought upon the paper, and yieldinglysustained by the springs 21, so that the pins will snap throughsuccessive apertures in `the paper when brought into registry with thepins to arrest the paper motion. The spring 25 cpunecting with shaft 14exertsits force to release the arresting mechanism `to an operativeposition but does not influence the detents or pins in their paperintercepting motion `through the apertures in the paper. In themodification shown in Fig. 4, it will be seen that the pins 22' arerigidly fixed to the writing table 6 and project slightly above thesame, andthe cross-platey 17 is provided with an aperture 26 adapted toconcentrically engage over the pin 22 for engaging a registeringaperture in the paper fed between the table 6 and crossplate 17.

At the` rear end of the machine similarly functioning arrestingmechanism is provided comprising a pair of yielding blades 27, 27, fixedto the lower surface of the writing table and relatively spaced, whichblade is provided with a pin 28 adapted to project through an alinedaperture 29 in the writing table and through respective alined aperturesin the cross-plateBO extending across the writing table and fixed to theside frames. An actuating bar 31 is slidably supported upon the lowersurface of the writing table having one end provided with a wedge piece32 adapted to engage a connecting bar 33 fixed t'o the plates 28, 28.The opposite end of the actuating bar 31 pivotally connects at 3l to anarm 34 vfixed upon the rock shaft 14 for moving the actuating bar 31simultaneously with the hand lever 13 for releasing the rear retainingpins 28, 28', with a release of the forward retaining pins 22, 22.

The operation and construction of the rear retaining members is similarto that shown and described in my aforesaid .prior application, SerialNo. 10,917., filed February 27, 1915.

I'n Fig. 7 I have illustrated a modification of the rear arrestingmechanism, operating similar to that illustrated in Fig. 4. In suchconstruction I provide the cross-bar or plate with a pin 35, and theblade 37 with a bowed end 36 apertured to engage over the pin 35, whenthe blade is released toward the cross plate after an alined aperture inthe paper movesinto registry with the pin 35. The tension of the, blade27 is veryslight so as not to interferewvith the feed of the paper ormultilate the same, so that the tenacity of the paper will maintain thearresting elements disengaged until an aperture follows inthe registrytherewith.

To lock the detents or pins 22 and 28 in a non-paper interceptingposition, primarily of advantage when loading the machine, I provide arock shaft 38extending across and journaledwithin the side frames 1 and2, (see Figs. 1 and 6), which shaft is manually rocked by the handle 39iixed to the shaft and extended forward so as to be accessible. Theshaft. 38 has an arm 40 fixed thereon at one end and exterior adjacentlthe side frame 1. The arm 40 engages a cam extension 42 formed integralwith the arm 15 of the hand lever 13, for controlling and rocking theshaft 14. The handle 39 is adapted to engage with a notch 43 formed inthe flange or rib 44 projecting from thel side frame 1, forflocking saidhandle in an adjusted position. Thus when the handle is moved downwardto engage with the notch 43, shaft 38 will be rocked, imparting motionto the arm 40 and arm 15 to move the tearing-blade upwardly away fromthe writing-table, vand also operating shaft 14, moving the detentcontrolling mechanism connected with said shaft.

I-Iaving described my invention, I claim:

1. In a manifolding machine, a pair of side fraines, a writing tableconnecting said frames over which a strip of paper is drawn the paperlongitudinally having spaced apertures, said table at its forward endhaving an aperture in alinement with the apertures of the strip ofpaper, a tearing blade spanning said writing table and movable towardand from the same, means for moving said'blade, a pin member mountedupon and movable with said` 'tearing blade and yieldingly urged towardsaid writing table adapted to engage with a registering aperture in themoving paper and with an aperture in the writing table to intercept theprogress of the paper, and tension means for said pin member.

2. In a manifolding machine, a frame structure including a writingtable-over which a strip of paper is drawn, the paper provided withlongitudinally spaced apertures, a bar member sustained across thewriting table having a spring tensioned Ypin dependingly mounted thereonengaging with an aperture in the paper when in registry therewith', andmeans for raising said bar member with its pin to a position where thepin cannot engage `the paper.

3. In a manifolding machine comprising a suitable frame work .inclosinga strip of' Apaper having a longitudinally disposed series of aliningperforations, in combination with a tearing blade situated at the` frontendkof said framework above the strip of paper and having-pinsyieldingly urged toward the paper and arranged to enter saidperforations @muti/m, and -means for` moving said blade upward forwithdrawing the pins from said perforations. `v

4. In a manifolding machine comprising a suitable frame work from whichstrips o paper are withdrawn, the combination with a writing table overwhich mthe'paper p asses, of a' vertically movable tearing blade locatedadjacent the' forward end of said table, depressible pins supported uponsaid tearing blade that engage said paper, and means moving said bladethereby raising said `pins to a paper non-engaging elevation.

5. In a manifolding machine comprising a suitable frame work from whichstrips of paper are withdrawn, the combination with awriting table overwhich the paper passes, of a vertically movable tearing blade locatedvadjacent the forwardv end of said table supporting depressible pinsthat'engage said paper, means moving said blade, vertically depressiblepins located at the rear end of said table that engage said paper, andmeans for connecting with said rstnamed means for moving said lastnamedpins.

6. In a manifolding machine comprising a suitable frame work inclosing astrip of ibo paper having a longitudinally disposed series of alimngperforations, in combination with a tearin blade situated at thefrontend of said grame work and having pins arranged to enter saidperforations seriatm, means for moving said blade upward forlwithdrawing the pins from said i perforations, vertically depressiblepins located toward the rear end of said frame work arranged to entersaid perforations passes, the paper having a longitudinallyl disposedserles of alining erforations, a tearing blade located at the forwardend of said writing table, a depressible pin supporting member mountedupon said tearing blade having pins arranged to enter said perforationsserz'atim, and means for moving said tearing blade vupward forwithdrawing said pins from Said perforations.

In wltness whereof, :[hereu'nto subscribe my name, as attested by thetwo subscribing witnesses.

ALBERT KRAUTH.

Witnesses:

CLARENCE B. FOSTER, L. A. BECK

